2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$1,350,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,000
Prize Pool
$4,852,400
Entries
328
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25

"I Just Wanna Rock for a Century"

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

Harrison Gimbel raised from middle position, Greg Merson three-bet to 8,400 two spots to his left in the hijack, and the action folded back to Gimbel. The 2010 PCA Main Event champion four-bet shoved for effectively 76,100, and Merson went deep into the tank.

"I don't think I'm folding," he said, counting down his stack.

After a minute or so of deliberation, he committed the rest of his stack and revealed {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. He dominated Gimbel's {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

The {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{k-Spades} flop gave both players a pair, but Merson remained ahead with a pair of aces. Neither the {6-Hearts} nor the {3-Spades} improved Gimbel further, and Merson doubled through.

The dealer counted down the stacks to confirm the amount, and it was a bit higher than tablemate Jared Bleznick expected.

"Wow," he said.

"That's why I didn't snap-call," Merson said, smiling.

Once the dealer was finished, he asked Merson to confirm the count.

"Yeah, yeah whatever," Merson told him, leading the entire table to break out into laughter.

Player Chips Progress
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
215,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
157,000
80,900
80,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Greg MersonHarrison GimbelJared Bleznick